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A solution to TTU's money woes

It's been reported that Tennessee Tech is operating with a several million dollar deficit in its operating budget. Several people were downsized this past spring as a result.

Here's a possible solution to allay the problem: With the eclipse party at Tucker Stadium, which has a capacity of 16,000, Tech should plan for 20,000. Just ask the 16,000 to scoot together to accommodate another 4,000 people. At $5 per person they could generate $100,000. They could charge $20 to park, say there four persons per car, that would be $100,000. Two hundred thousand is nothing to sneeze at. With apologies to Senator Dirksen, $200,000 here, a few thousand from concessions; pretty soon you're looking at real money to put a sizable dent in the deficit. Seize the moment.